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Matt Bilotti is retired U.S. Coast Guard. His running started in 2003–2004 with a "Boot Camp" gym class at the WVU football stadium (Law School Hill sprints and 120-some stadium steps) to get ready for Coast Guard boot camp.
Today he is a vocational trainer for a personal fitness training program with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Department of Justice).
He teaches the ISSA Certified Personal Trainer course — 10 to 12 weeks, about 120 hours, two classes a day — to incarcerated men, who leave with a certification ISSA backs with a job guarantee. His students call him "Coach B."
Matt Billotti - https://www.facebook.com/matt.billotti
Races Mentioned
Coast Guard Marathon
Canaan Valley Half Marathon
Pittsburgh Half Marathon
Olympic-distance triathlon
Moonlight at the Falls
JFK 50
New York City Marathon
Turkey Trot
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"Matt Billotti - "Do hard things."" is an episode of Run Your Story Podcast. Runtime 59 min. Published September 9, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.